{"id":44411,"date":"2019-08-06T18:19:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T01:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44411"},"modified":"2024-06-16T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T00:38:49","slug":"in-cold-blood-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44411","title":{"rendered":"In Cold Blood (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If this can happen to a decent, God-fearing family, who&#8217;s safe anymore?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Poster.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo sociopathic ex-convicts (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) planning to rob a safe in the home of a Kansas businessman (John McLiam) end up murdering McLiam and his wife (Ruth Storey) and two kids (Brenda Currin and Paul Hough), leaving no witnesses behind. Soon they&#8217;re on the run from the law, but they don&#8217;t have long before their cold-blooded crimes will catch up with them.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>Paul Stewart Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Brooks Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Blake Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWriter-producer-director Richard Brooks was purportedly obsessed with getting as many details correct as possible in his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nouveau_r%C3%A9alisme\">&#8220;new realism&#8221;<\/a> adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_Cold_Blood\">Truman Capote&#8217;s best-selling non-fiction novel<\/a> about the senseless murder of the Clutter family in Kansas. This tale has now been told and retold numerous times, not only through Capote&#8217;s book and this cinematic version (which aired a year after the book was published), but through two biopics &#8212; <em>Capote<\/em> (2005) and <em>Infamous<\/em> (2006) &#8212; centered on Capote&#8217;s life during his lengthy investigation of the story. On its own merits, Brooks&#8217; version has held up well, featuring natural performances by the two relatively unknown leads (an intentional decision on Brooks&#8217; part); appropriately noir-ish cinematography by Conrad Hall; and an effective soundtrack by Quincy Jones. The narrative choice not to show the murders until near the end of the film is a smart one, instead treating the story as an investigation into how these clueless killers were caught and eventually made to confess. Thankfully, Brooks doesn&#8217;t exploit the grisly murders; there is an appropriate air of sobriety to the proceedings throughout, with just a touch of flashback exploration into Blake&#8217;s traumatic childhood.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Blake as Perry<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Blake-768x369.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scott Wilson as Dick<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson-1024x511.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson-128x64.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Wilson-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Conrad Hall&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography-1024x511.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography-128x64.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2-1024x508.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/In-Cold-Blood-Cinematography2-768x381.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Quincy Jones&#8217; soundtrack <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0061809\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/21818%7C0\/In-Cold-Blood.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s959cold.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=8711&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If this can happen to a decent, God-fearing family, who&#8217;s safe anymore?&#8221; Synopsis: Two sociopathic ex-convicts (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) planning to rob a safe in the home of a Kansas businessman (John McLiam) end up murdering McLiam and his wife (Ruth Storey) and two kids (Brenda Currin and Paul Hough), leaving no witnesses behind. Soon they&#8217;re on the run from the law, but they don&#8217;t have long before their cold-blooded crimes will catch up with them. 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